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Weekly Report - 08 September 2016 (WR-16-35)

VENEZUELA: MUD seeks momentum after huge march

An estimated one million people took part in the ‘1-S’ march in Caracas, making it a resounding success for the opposition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD). Repeating this was always going to be a challenge for the MUD, with initial media reports suggesting that turnout for another round of demonstrations on 7 September, this time outside the offices of the national electoral council (CNE) nationwide, was much lower. Attendance at counter rallies staged by the ruling Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) was also paltry.

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